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tenured Definition


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tenure
noun
    1. The holding of an office, position or property.
      Thesaurus: possession, occupancy, incumbency, holding, proprietorship, tenancy.
    2. The length of time an office, position or property is held.
      Thesaurus: term, time, duration, occupancy, incumbency, tenancy.
    3. The holding of a position, especially a university teaching job, for a guaranteed length of time or permanently.
    4. The conditions by which an office, position or property is held.
Derivative: tenured
adj
    Derivative: tenurial
    adj
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin tenere to hold.



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